Some 300 people attended the inauguration of the Northern Harbour on Wednesday. This major new investment is a milestone for Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP), which is also celebrating its tenth anniversary.

Finnlines’ move to Norra hamnen (North Harbour), from Nyhamnen next to the Nyhamnsbassängen basin in Malmö will free up large areas of space. A part of this space will now be leased for use as a car park.

More than 4,000 tonnes of granite from China are set to be delivered via CMP by November 2012. The granite will be used to create a completely new surface for the busy pedestrian street Købmagergade in central Copenhagen.

Over the past two years CMP has been planning, building and preparing for its move to Malmö’s North Harbour, Norra Hamnen. On Monday 16 May the move will become a reality as Finnlines reroutes all its ferry services here.

CMP is set to host the Port Finance International Baltics conference on 6th and 7th April. The two-day conference attracts participants from around the world, with port financing and economics at the top of the agenda.

The overall number of cruise calls in 2011 will reach a total of 368 (+20%) ships, bringing around 770,000 passengers (+17%) and 200,000 crew from 150 different countries. Well over half of all calls are turnarounds.